Wednesday

the children freaked out.they were like "no! you are wrong! thats miss ward!"then one boy raised his hand and says"wait, was that her name when she was younger?"bah ha ha. love it

also, my 'date' with kym was a SUCCESSsoooo fun :)i love that we can partake of guilty pleasures togetherand not have to worry about looking silly(guilty pleasures as in...miley cyrus movies :P haha dont judge)but it was definitely a fun fun night!

and when i came home...i played thisdont ask me why, i just did.and dont worry i already laughed at myself enough.

today was good. :)

and i like this picture. i feel like frolicking through this grove of trees singing jason mraz songspreferably with jason mraz at my side. hum...

and then having dear friends like emily m.lend a helping hand.(im an idiot and didnt bring dinner to work...she is a such a gem)love her :)PLUS only 1 more hour of work and then i can got to BED! woo hoo!

Monday

1st grade didnt kill me, so thats a bonus.and i actually had a way fun time teach my language arts lesson.then this evening i participated in a ward musical easter/missionary fireside.singing with no voice isnt exactly ideal,but i pulled it off, and i think it went ok.i even got a "yo dawg, that was awesome" from andyand "you are a ripened banana" from gwenbut some of the other musical numbers were fantastic.my 3 favorites were "I Come to Him"(to gwen: all i have to say is 'oh crap')"Abide With Me"(to gwen: another oh crap)and then the choir singing "I Believe in Christ"it was an honor to be a part of the choir,so hopefully its not stuck up to say that from where i was standing with the choirit sounded pretty awesome.what a powerful message that song has.and what a powerful spirit it brought to the room.happy.then gwen and i had an eventful time walking home(haha flower undies and 'potty dances')and stalking hotties in smiths.oh how i love that girlhappy.

Saturday

i woke up to gorgeous weather and rode down to ogden with kym and karinne.we 1st went to cutsie cakesthen went to a baby shower for our friend whitney goulding bunn.it was so fun to catch up and hang out with the girls!then kym, karinne and i went shopping!we went to the salt city candle store and bought yummy smells for our scentys!then we went and walked along historic 25th streetand looked in all the great little shops.the best one was definitely this little shop called making scentswhere you get to personally chose your fragrance combinationand make what ever soap/lotion/scrub you want!it was so great!we then ate at the union grill which was delicious!and topped the day off with a movie and then an episode of gleeit was seriously the best of daysand i am so lucky to have such wonderful friends!i love them! happy!

Friday

it was pajama day at school!i went baby shower shopping with kym!(how weird is that? buying baby clothes for friends? eek im getting old!)i get to hang out with kym and karinne ALL day tomorrow!i went to spoon me with my girls!and am currently watching p.s. i love you with those same girls.life is good...

Wednesday

we were so hyper once we got home from practicumand it just brought a smile to my face.we watched biggest loser from last nightand american idol.and were probably a little too involved with these silly...but addicting shows.we were yelling at the TV and laughing probably way too loud.but i loved it.and i love my gwenie.it was a good day.

also i saw this photo in an email somewhere.i love jumping pictures, and this one is just great.its really stupid, but its great.

Tuesday

(this has nothing to with anything, but i mentioned yesterday that i knew the rain would turn into snow, and i was right. there was a good inch on my car when i left for school this morning. boo.)

as for HAPPY moments...1st grade was SOOOO much better today.the kids were well behavedand i wasn't so shocked with way "things were handled".BUT the best part was when i walked into the classroomone of the little boys ran up to me and said"yes! *insert fist pump here* you came back today!"i smiled and said "of course! i will be here everyday!"he smiled real big and skipped back to his seat.happy.THEN we found out that the one little hellian in the class is moving on friday.i shouldnt be happy,but i am...because when you have to send a 1st grader to the re-focus room(behavior center for when a student is out of control, and can't be managed in the classroom)3 times in one day...you have a problem.i'm just glad today was better than yesterday!

Monday

lets just say the first day was...interestingand it DEFINITELY has potential to get better,but i can say the overall experience of today made me laugh a lotand i had some good stories to share.also...it rained today.if you know me,you know i love rain.a lot.granted, we are in logan...so if it keeps up it will be snow by morning,but i do love a good walk home in the rain.it always brings a smile to my face.

Sunday

sometimes having a 4 hour drive to myself is nice.i loved jamming to jason mraz for 3 hours straightthen finishing it off to michael buble for an houri loved the fact that it was still light outside at 8 pmand i could watch the sun set behind the mountains...and then getting back to my apartment and unpacking while i watchedsinging in the rain and chatted with melissa and mckenna.PLUS im off to 1st grade in the morning!and there are only 6 weeks left in the semester.happy :)this is a really crappy picture i tried to take while i was driving (shhh dont tell)

Friday

another afternoon with mom and dott.antique stores.and a nap at 7 pm.spring break should never end.ever.its just too happy!this pic has nothing to do with this post except for the fact that i like itand the fact that we have had such great weather here in boisei never want to go back to logan!

Wednesday

he sure does put a smile on my faceand im pretty sure i should have taken up the bagpipesor highland dancingcause i could have made $200 plus in tips last nightbut the whole day was a blast.i have to say i think the best part of the day was touring our old ELEM schoolwith samuel playing the pipes.oh my lanta...they LOVED itand it made me really excited to someday have him come into my classroomand play for this kids :)it was so great when we were leavingand some of the kids were out at recessand they all started cheering and running towards himas he got into the car one little girl said:"good bye little leprechaun"it was priceless.(i dont have my cord to upload pictures, but here is a pic from last year)oh and dott is here.happiness

Monday

and went to THE DUMPusually thats the boys job,but we took it upon ourselves this time.the dump smelled like poo,and there were birds everywherebut i couldn't help but think of somedaywhen we invent something like this:

that will help to eliminate the amount of crap in our landfillsit made me happy imagining wall-e and his buddiesout there scooping up all our trash :)happiness is my crazy imagination

Friday

watching the proposal with gwenlunch with kymdriving home with a strangerand finally,back in the 208oh how i missed it here.i'm halfway pathetic too,i brought a whole car-load of stuff homethat im not going to use the rest of the semester...i think im a little eager for summer vaca.but its great to be home.just us girls tonight...the boys are camping,so we watched dreamgirlsand went to barnes and noble.i purchased this because i have given up on reading grown up booksfor the sole reason thatchildrens books are far more interesting.and this because these books bring the biggest smile to my face.so now im off to watch glee with my mom and sisterhappy.

Thursday

i was bored today.shock.seriously. i had nothing to do!its was the last day of classes (yippee)and i have had nothing to do at work!so i learned how to make this:also, kasidy ordered pizza,i talked on the phone to my momand my little brotherand my little sisterand my mom againi am currently watching parenthoodand going through all of the pictures on parisdailyphotoand saving the awesome eiffel tower ones.in an hour im off and hitting the gym with my BFF Krenwhat a great day!also...here is an exceptionally lovely photo (or 2) i found

Wednesday

only one more day of classesthen one orientationand finally HOME SWEET SWEET HOMEohhh happinessalso we watched this tonightand then, my 'friend' andrew garcia performed "genie in a bottle"i approved :)

Tuesday

i had to go observe a 1st grade science glass today...that in itself is happy

but at one point the students had to get in pairs and link arms as they waited for the next directionsi randomly looked over to this little girl and boy and hear her say'we could just hold hands if you want'the boy says'but we are supposed to link arms'the girls says'i dont think they would care'boy shrugs his shoulder and grabs her hand and they walk over to the teacheroh how i love kids!this made me smile for the longest timei soooo excited to get back into the classroom after spring break!

Monday

last night was epic. these things go on the list of happy things for today simply because it continued until about 3 AM...so it counts

firstwas watching the CES fireside last night on the BYU channel so we could stay in pj's hahamy favorite was when gwen said "would it be sacreligious if i popped some popcorn during the fireside?"oh how i love that girl.secondafter ward prayer, we watched Saturday's WarriorAND sang alongi was soooo happy, that these girls could love something as much as i dothe best part was that there were bloopers and karaoke sing-alongs on the special features.we had wayyyyy too much fun with that.hence the 'continued till 3 am'thirdgwen is officially hooked on glee.she can't stop watching it, and i definitely approve of that.its been so fun to watch them with her, and to see her 1st time reactions.call me a nerd, but i just love glee so much36 days till new episodes!woot woot!fourththis is the LAST WEEK of classes!spring break is just around the river bendand i will be home!plus i just get to hang out with 1st graders all day long after spring breakno real school! woo hoo!life is good

Saturday

(minus my car being booted, and then getting pulled over 2 minutes later)then a pancake breakfast this morning to benefit haiti!sooo yummy :)a saturday afternoon naphitting the gym and going tanning with amelia,seeing lindsey oakes and partaking of some tasty firehouse pizza,then MORE glee and giggling with gwen!hooray for saturdays!

Friday

sleeping inFREE TEACHER STUFF!spending my afternoon making paper airplanesgetting FREE LUNCHwhen i recieved the BEST news in the worldthe fact that sara is coming over tonight!and that i will be HOME in a week from now:)

Thursday

made a big decision and its a HUGE stress reliefi feel like i can accomplish life now... hahaalso, i took a nap.it was a glorious nap.and the sun was shining and my window was open.i approved.also my mom told me she bought me cute new shoes todaythe way she did it was funny...but i won't explain that.im excited :)i like todayi also like ladybugs...so here is a ladybug to enjoy

happy shoes!p.s. sara sent this to me last night and im pretty sure it made MY WHOLE LIFE COMPLETE!check it out :P

Wednesday

a. i have been dubbed the new class clown...don't know how this happened

b. science review was ridiculously easy... thank heavensc. dinner with gwen!d. going to the gym and watching idole. chatting with my mom for a good hour or sod. getting on facebook and seeing a 'hey phelps!' chat pop up frommr. ryan aka 'lyman' wight himself!sooooo stoked! my 'husband' has returned! so excited to see him over spring break!its definitely been a super day :)

Tuesday

for those of you who dont know what level 3 is...it means being in the last semester of classes as an eled majorwith the SAME 26 people for 8 hours a day in class.but today i just dont think anyone cared anymorewe didnt listen to anythingwe didnt do anything in classand we definitely didnt take anything seriouslywe just have lost all motivation.its entertaining reallyand it actually made me laugh a lotand the greatest part of it all is...there is only 1 WEEK LEFT of classes after this weekim soooo okay with thatand soooo okay with moving on to practicumhappy!(p.s. i have to explain this picture...today in science we had to dissect a flower and look at the parts under the microscope, at one point this girl yelled out 'i feel like im looking at something i shouldnt be looking at!' we all busted up laughing. call us immature if you want...but i found this pretty hilarious.)

also today in our 'trade fair' (which is basically a white elephant exchange but with a POINT) i scored a CLASSROOM SET of personal whiteboards. sa-weet!

Monday

i like march.a lot.march means spring.spring break.my brother ethan's birthdaymy other brother samuel's st. pattys bagpiping adventuressunshine and flowers (hopefully)and being that much closer to the end of the semester :)this makes me tres tres happy

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Music is my passion. Movies make me happy and The Eiffel Tower is my obsession. I find pure joy in singing, eating snow cones, autumn, teaching school and anything technology related. I love life, and love finding the joy in each day.